Peach lieutenant dropped in beer (6)

I believe the answer is:

belter

'peach' is the definition.
(both can mean something excellent)

'lieutenant dropped in beer' is the wordplay.
'lieutenant' becomes 'lt'.
'dropped in' indicates putting letters inside.
'lt' going inside 'beer' is 'BELTER'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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